Is There a Dime’s Worth of Difference between the Two Major Parties?

Townhall.com ^ | May 2, 2015 | John C. Goodman

[ArtDodger]

I am thinking there is about one circle of Hell’s difference.. but maybe not..

[stephenjohnbanker]

“What else would one call that?”

Beats the hell outta me. It is what it be : )

[liberalism is suicide]

Republicrats and Demopublicans are also good descriptions of them.

[Norm Lenhart]

Hopefully someone with a smartphone has the presence of mind to snap a selfie with their smarter than everyone ‘conservative’ (sigh) buddies when their Republican heroes show up to confiscate their property for redistribution to the ‘new Americans’.

I really need a good laugh.

[joethedrummer]

I’d say there’s maybe a nickel’s worth. That’s it.

[liberalism is suicide]

How about calling them the Globalist Party?

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Is There a Dime’s Worth of Difference between the Two Major Parties?

NO!

[Da Coyote]

I eagerly await a truly conservative party.

Until then, there is absolutely, positively no reason to vote.

I’m beginning to become convinced that the only way out of this quagmire is to remember Jefferson’s remark about us needing a revolution renewal every few decades.

[TADSLOS]

We all have known the answer for awhile. Now the GOPe wing of the UNIPARTY is doubling down for a continued stake at the feed trough with this Communist champion wrapped in Populism of a gem. It's being floated here on FR as the latest greatest big tent way to a "win". God Help Us All.

Barbara Jordan Style Populism

[Gritty]

Well, at the Washington level, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of difference, especially at the "leadership" level.

One Party is the Evil Marxist Party and the other is the Stupid Socialist Party. Neither seems to give much of a fig about the Constitution except to occasionally use it as a fig leaf.

[PIF]

Yes, at least a dime. One ardently supports socialism and the other cheers the first onward.

[Moonman62]

Yes, at least a dime. One ardently supports socialism and the other cheers the first onward.

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Yep. The GOP would rather be second place in a government that offers plenty of opportunities for graft and corruption, than to be first place in a government that requires honesty, accountability, and efficiency.

[oldbrowser]

This is a variation on too big to fail. It appears the government is too big to turn around.

Layers upon layers of bureaucrats, regulations, financial entanglements, legal precedents, and political quackery have built a superstructure that is invulnerable. It a Gordian knot that can only be undone with a sword.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Is There a Dime’s Worth of Difference between the Two Major Parties?

Unfortunately the elected RINOs crap all over the platforms written by the various GOP parties.

Otherwise, the answer to your header is: HELL YES!

[bimboeruption]

I voted for Virgil Goode as well.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

The economy is smaller than it was in 2008.

There are 40 million more working age Americans without jobs, up from 60 million in 2008.

There are 20 million more Americans on welfare, doubling the 20 million in 2008.

There are 9 million more Americans on Social Security Disability, an increase of 10 times over the 1 million in 2008.

There are only 2/3’s as many listed companies on American stock exchanges.

The parties seem different.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I eagerly await a truly conservative party.

The party IS the people who register and write the platforms. NOT the corrupted parasites in power.

Tell me why your never-gonna-happen party would be any different. (besides not having enough voters)

[mulligan]

Not any meaningful difference. Words may be different, but actions are the same.

[Tamzee]

Comparing the presidencies of Bush vs. Obama, only an irrational idiot could claim there is no difference.

[EternalVigilance]

Same old story:

The Democrats propose to tear down the Washington Monument, and the Republicans respond with a plan to fund the demolition and carry it out in three practical stages.